Clearance XL® Reviews 

1,960
TrustScore 2 out of 5

1.8

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Review summary

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Evaluating 93 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Consumers experienced extremely long delivery times, with orders often taking several months to arrive at their destinations. Customer service repeatedly failed to respond to emails or provide any updates regarding delayed parcels. Furthermore, people received items that were heavily damaged or significantly past their expiration dates, leaving them frustrated. Though some reviewers were happy with their purchases, noting that the products offered great value and incredible variety. Consumers also mentioned that orders occasionally arrived quickly and were securely and properly packaged. Many shoppers appreciated discovering interesting items inside their boxes despite the general issues.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I got the cost of living mystery box. I paid extra to have it delivered in 5 working days. It was ordered in the third week of August and arrived on 17th September. The first things I saw in the... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Took an age to deliver. However quality of items were good, but to be honest had to chase a couple of times and threaten bad reviews. Well they pestered three times for a review on trust pilot so now... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Only one star because I cant give them less. Bought three wowchers meanig I could then redeam them and get books at discount price. The books that arrived are some covered in dust and dirt or damage... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ignored umpteen emails asking where my order was. Did not dispatch order until after a whole month. Items sent were mostly dumped in the bin ie 4 envelopes, 4 paper bags, damaged mini projecto... See more


Company details

  1. Grocery Delivery Service
  2. Convenience Store
  3. Discount Store
  4. Discount Supermarket
  5. Food Bank
  6. Online Food Ordering Service

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CLEARANCE XL is an online retailer of clearance approved food and drink and household items.


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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I ordered (and paid for) two of a clearance item. Only one was in the delivery. The item also disappeared from the website, so I guess they didn't have a second one. Fair enough, but my request for a partial refund was just ignored. Not good enough.

June 5, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful communication and goods

Awful communication - what I mean is they never answered an email or a ‘contact us’ message I left on their website. I know the goods were supposed to be close to sell by or just over sell by date, but some were nearly a year over date, broken and in very poor condition. Everything actually went in the bin. Order received after 2 months from placement of order and will never order from these again. Even tried contacting them to explain the issues and still no response. Awful customer service and awful goods.

June 5, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I got exactly what I ordered

I got exactly what I ordered - I was informed early that the delivery could be 31 days, which I worked out to be approximately 6 weeks, and the parcel came almost perfectly on time. Contents were exactly as I ordered. I think some of these reviews are people being impatient, and I felt I had to leave a review because Clearance XL did exactly what they were required and it's only fair they get an accurate review for this :) I will be ordering again!

June 5, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Worth the wait

I bought my cost of living food box with the wowcher discount code. Box arrived today, lots and lots of stuff, very happy with products, worth more than what was spent even with the additional £7.99 I spent for fast delivery.
Did take a long time to arrive but I got an apology on my invoice. I appreciate that they are busy and maybe next time wing pay extra for delivery. Will definitely buy again just be aware there is a bit of a wait.
Overall everything is as expected.

June 17, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mystery book box no show

Ordered a mystery book box using Wowcher code and it's now been a month with no delivery, no updates and no response to emails. Very disappointed.

June 8, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

*** DO NOT SHOP HERE

*** DO NOT SHOP HERE. THEY WILL TAKE YOU MONEY BUT NOT SEND YOUR GOODS ***
I placed an order on 19th March and it never arrived. I emailed through the website and directly and received no response, no goods and no refund. Luckily I had paid with Barclays connect, initiated their chargeback process and was refunded within 2 minutes. The fact is was so quick suggests that they have them on some sort of blacklist. Please don't part with your money

May 10, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

MYSTERY GROCERY CLEARANCE BOX

Whilst waiting for two months, there was no communication from the company until I got a text from DHL saying a parcel is arriving on the same day. I didn't expect the items to be so old; nearly all the items were from 2025 and 2024, even a few items were from 2023: I threw all of it away. RRP is £40 but I got it for £18 using Wowcher voucher, and £5 for delivery.

April 23, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Overall, it worked out very expensive and a very disappointing.

The concept may be well thought out however in practice, it took 3 months for my order to arrive.
I received no response to my communications or requests for updates. Neither, was I advised of the long lead times when making my purchase.
I only received my items, after I requested a refund since it had been 3 months. That email/ contact was also ignored, but magically the order was shipped.

Once I received my order (box of books x2) the quality was varied. Some seemed used & stained, most were notably very very old, and 90% I did not know or recognise the author, or title. And all but one or two seemed to be from America / Canada.
Overall, it worked out very expensive and very disappointing. I had really high hopes for the purchase. I didn’t expect brand new books, however I expected recognisable books for the past 5/6 years. None of what I received fit that.

April 18, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Clearance XL voucher + £13.99 order

£3 Clearance XL voucher + £13.99 order, No confirmation but payment taken, month or so later STILL no order, 3 emails but NO response, No refund, No product. Avoid at all costs 🚫🚫🚫

March 27, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a mystery book box

Ordered a mystery book box, was supposed to be delivered in 7-30 days. It's now been 42, and still not arrived.

I have messaged their online chat service and emailed the company, and they have not replied at all.

April 27, 2026
Unprompted review

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